Halloween
Movies for Kids

by
Beth Rowen

In the weeks leading up to Halloween, the multiplexes
often feature an array of R-rated, downright terrifying films. Rather than
subject the kids to blood and gore, check out some of these family friendly
Halloween movies.

Bedknobs and Broomsticks

Rated G

Set in World War II England, Angela Lansbury plays Eglantine
Price, an amateur witch who uses her mischievous powers to thwart a
Nazi invasion. Fantastical rides aboard her magical bedstead help her
win the hearts of three irascible children in her care. Sensational
special effects combine animation and live action. When it was
released in 1971, this was Disney's most spectacular effects-driven
movie.